13-06-2018 00:05
In the appeal letter submitted to the court, Dinh La Thang appealed against the entire first instance verdict in the case of PetroVietnam Construction Corporation (PVC) contributing VND800 billion ($35.2 million) to OceanBank and requested the court to reconsider the charges, penalties, and civil liability.
06-06-2018 09:34
Hundreds of oceanfront homes have been destroyed by lava flow from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, officials said Tuesday (Jun 5).
05-06-2018 10:12
While many Vietnamese people do not think that single-use plastic items like cups , straws or bags could harm the planet, the consequences of plastic pollution of the world’s oceans are all too real. However, a global change in mindset is now taking its first steps in Vietnam.
29-05-2018 09:45
The Vietnam visit by the Japanese Emperor and Queen in 2017 and the upcoming Japan visit by President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse as national guests is the symbol of the closest friendship between the two countries, said Deputy Director General of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Bureau of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Fumio Shimizu.
13-05-2018 09:00
Criminal proceedings have been started against Nguyen Hoai Giang, chairman of BSR, for BSR receiving extra interest payments outside the scope of their contract with OceanBank.
05-05-2018 12:00
The appeal trial upheld almost the entire first verdict, sentencing Nguyen Xuan Son to death, and Ha Van Tham to life imprisonment, identifying them as the masterminds behind the scheme that cost VND1 trillion ($44 million) to OceanBank.
01-05-2018 11:15
Criminal proceedings have been initiated against Vu Manh Tung, deputy general director of BSR (Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited), operator of Vietnam's first oil refinery Dung Quat in the central province of Quang Ngai, on the charge of “abuse of power or position for appropriation of property.”
18-04-2018 23:41
Former chairman of OceanBank Ha Van Tham and 24 other defendants appealed against the Supreme People’s Procuracy first instance verdict.
17-04-2018 10:54
Dinh La Thang, former Chairman of the Member Council of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), who involved in the notorious OceanBank case, has submitted his written appeal asking the Hanoi People’s Court for reconsidering his charge, penalty and civil responsibility.
29-03-2018 22:08
Dinh La Thang has been sentenced to 18 years in jail and to pay back VND600 billion ($26.5 million) at the trial over PetroVietnam's capital contribution to OceanBank.
23-03-2018 11:07
Dinh La Thang, former chairman of PetroVietnam, was found guilty in “denying responsibility, concealing violations, and not showing remorse” in the case of pouring VND800 billion ($35.3 million) into OceanBank.
20-03-2018 18:50
At the court trial, Dinh La Thang claimed that he followed procedures and was approved by the prime minister of the time to contribute VND800 billion ($35.3 million) to OceanBank.
20-03-2018 15:27
The Hanoi People's Court on March 19 opened a trial for Dinh La Thang and six accomplices who were charged with 'deliberately violating State regulations on economic management causing serious consequences'and 'abusing position and power to appropriate assets' regarding PetroVietnam's investment of 800 billion VNO into OceanBank.
18-03-2018 21:35
Tomorrow, the Hanoi People’s Court will open the second trial of Dinh La Thang, who is charged with of pouring VND800 billion ($35.3 million) of state-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) into OceanBank despite all the alerting signs.
07-03-2018 19:00
Route Inn Group from Japan has launched its first five-star beach resort project – the Grandvrio Ocean Resort Da Nang – in Dien Ban Town of central Quang Nam Province, adding 96 hotel rooms and 54 villas to the provincial hospitality industry.